It’s late and I’m working on 2 projects. I would rather be sleeping. The above is a sketch I made on Friday while listening to a lecture. It’s a drawing of Brent, whom I also made into a cartoon during last year’s Blogathon.
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It’s late and I’m working on 2 projects. I would rather be sleeping. The above is a sketch I made on Friday while listening to a lecture. It’s a drawing of Brent, whom I also made into a cartoon during last year’s Blogathon.
In a few hours I will fly out to New York along with 27 other students for the Whitney Biennial. During the day we’ll be visiting artists, studios, museums, and other cool artsy things. At night, we’re free to go about the city on our own. I still don’t quite know what I’ll be up to in the evenings, but I intend on having a good time. As always, I will document my adventure in photos. I’ll be back on Sunday night. Good night!
I’ve noticed a strange trend in the music I’m listening to lately. Most of the musicians and albums getting the most replays on my iPod fall under the category of Adult Contemporary. I’m drawn to acoustic guitars and songs about disenfranchisement or lost love or spiritual journeys. I’ve been paying more attention to politics. I find myself being more comfortable with long sleeve button-up shirts, pants, and nice shoes without laces.
My Netflix queue is suspiciously filled with documentaries, classics, and art house films. My mornings start off with hot mugs of coffee. I vote. I organize my workspace and my room. I’m reading books about Capitalism and Foreign Policy. I’m listening to lectures about Greco-Roman Moralists and talking about men like Lucian, Epictetus, and Philo. I look forward to signing contracts, setting meetings, and updating my calendar.
This is the grown-up world I find myself in. And yet I still feel like a kid.
That’s a good thing, right?
This Miami weather is interesting. One day it’s boiling hot and then all of a sudden it’s a cold Tuesday. It’s fun seeing all these Floridians outside with their jackets and thick sweaters. We’ve been waiting all year (fifteen days) to take these coats out of our closets.
Latest update:
- Steady amount of homework so far. Manageable.
- I’ve been watching the Republican debates like a football fan, yelling and cheering at the T.V. with a foam finger and a beer hat.
- Working on an energy drink design for my packaging class. It’s gonna be a good one.
- Working on a movie standee for an upcoming local film. There’s a short deadline for this one but I think I’m moving in the right direction so far.
- Went back to the gym after a long hiatus. Problem is, I ate too much before I went. Barely made it through the workout.
- Despite the sad-looking cartoon above, I’m feeling quite well.
- This week my good friend Rey flies out to Kentucky. I’m planning on seeing him before he goes.
- Olga, a friend who graduated last semester, dropped by the class and said hello today. Made me feel good, ya know?
That’s it for now. Maybe next time I’ll have something exciting for ya.
Every Friday night, I attend a philosophy discussion hosted by my pastor and his wife. Our latest course of study consists of weekly readings of The American Century and usually two dvd lectures from different professors in the Teaching Company catalog. In the past we’ve gone through the history of Christianity, history of America, and history of the 20th century, focusing particularly on where different schools of thought have emerged and dominated modern thinking.
As of last week, we were discussing the emergence of psychoanalysis at the beginning of the 20th Century. After reading about the work of Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung I was inspired to draw the above sketch. What started off as a professional relationship soon became a bitter rivalry. I wonder who would’ve won in a mixed martial arts fight. My money would have been on Jung because there’s a lot more face to grab on Freud, him having a beard and all. I can also imagine Jung in a press conference after the fight saying something like, “Maybe Freud was right, I’m the biggest, baddest, mother****** of them all.”
History deserves a lot more outrageous quotes like that. Students would definitely pay a lot closer attention.
I’m definitely looking forward to this weekend. Tomorrow is the company’s annual Secret Santa gift exchange followed by the Christmas dinner in the evening. We’ll be heading to Dave and Buster’s for a night of billiards, greasy meals, and arcade games. But wait, there’s more! Later at night I will embark on a mini road trip with 7 other friends to Lake Placid, FL, for a weekend of home-cooked meals a la Maroo and hopefully a few games of Manhunt (a.k.a. group hide-and-seek). Anyone who knows me well can vouch for my unbridled passion for a good game of Manhunt. I’ll play that anywhere, anytime. The only trouble I ever have is finding other like-minded people to join in on the fun. Now we’ll have an entire house and wood to run around in.
We’ll return on Sunday afternoon, just in time for me to hop on another trip up to Orlando with my family where we will spend the week together for Christmas. The cousins and I will most likely end up going to one of the many theme parks where we will dine on expensive snacks with our Disney Dollars. I’m not quite sure yet, but I may have to travel back down to Miami on Wednesday to work a few days before driving back up to Orlando to spend New Years with the family. Either way, it doesn’t bother me. I enjoy being on the road, listening to albums and audio books. I’m trying to decide whether to purchase the audio version of A.J. Jacobs’ The Know It All or Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything. Either audio book runs at least 15 hours long in an attempt to cover a world of data.
I’d say it’s a nice way to end one year and begin another: Food, friends, fun, and a whole lotta facts.
On a completely unrelated note, please check out this soundtrack for the Irish indie film Once. It’s wonderful.
I don’t know if I’ll have much internet access after tomorrow, so enjoy the weekend and Merry Christmas!
Yesterday I got my braces tightened and then I proceeded to celebrate my grandmother’s birthday at a seafood restaurant with a big chunk of my family. We later surprised her with mariachis at her house. A good time was had by all. Most importantly, she liked my gift.
I don’t know about you folks, but I’m feeling great today. Don’t ruin it for me. :]
